Roughly two years after a Benton man turned himself in, he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges and was sentenced in court, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
David Jefferson Brown, age 46, of Benton was convicted of 4 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, a class C felony. Brown pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Ten years were suspended, conditioned on good behavior. Upon release he is required to register as a sex offender.
“Each time these horrific photos are shared by these predators, the children are revictimized,” said Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. “My office is doing everything it can to put a stop to these horrendous crimes.”
Brown turned himself in to the Saline County Jail in June 2020 after agents from the Attorney General’s Cyber Crime Unit discovered sexually explicit files shared by him through a peer to peer network. Agents seized and provided forensic analysis of a computer hard drive, flash drive and a cell phone from the residence that was then turned over to Saline County Prosecutor Chris Walton once it was completed.
Brown pleaded guilty before Saline County Circuit Court Judge Josh Farmer and was prosecuted by Saline County Prosecutor Chris Walton and Senior Assistant Attorney General Marianne Satterfield.
PREVIOUSLY JUNE 1, 2020
A Benton man surrendered to authorities on several sex charges involving a child.
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced the arrest of David Jefferson Brown, age 44, of Benton on 20 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, a class C felony.
According to a release, the AG’s Office has seen a drastic increase in activity from cyber predators targeting children online during the COVID-19 pandemic. The release says cyber crimes agents have been aggressively investigating each lead they receive.
Brown turned himself in to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office after agents from the AG’s Cyber Crime Unit discovered sexually explicit files shared by him through a peer to peer network.
Agents seized a computer hard drive, flash drive and a cell phone from the residence. The casefile will be turned in to Saline County Prosecutor Chris Walton once it is completed.
